Banana Cake
All-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda come together in this vegetarian — 65 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 7 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 175 C (350 F) and grease and line a 20 cm square or round cake tin.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon, then set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then beat in the eggs one at a time followed by the vanilla.
- Stir in the mashed bananas and yogurt until combined, then gently fold in the dry ingredients just until no streaks of flour remain, taking care not to overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes, until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
Tips & common questions
How long does Banana Cake take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Banana Cake vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Banana Cake is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Britisch Banana Caramel Cake, January 2008.jpg by FotoosVanRobin, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.